Rail anchor



Jan. 11 1927. 3,608

F. HACKMANN 'RAIL ANCHOR Filed Nov. 5,- 1924 Patented Jan. 11, 1927.

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FREDERICK HACKMANN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO IDA. R. HACKMANN, OF

CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

RAIL ANCHOR.

Application filed November rail has often rendered the same unlit for reuse.

It is therefore an in'iportant object of the present invention to provide a device which overcomes the above disadvantages and which fulfills the requirements set forth in an effective manner.

It is another important object of this invention to provide a rail anchor of the class described wherein a double wedging lock is provided between the rail engaging member and the tie engaging member.

It is also an important object of this in ventionto provide a rail anchor of the class described which may be readily applied without defacing the rail, which is inexpensive, and which may be reused many times.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying drawings.

The invention in a preferred form is shown on the drawings, and hereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view showing a rail and tie and an improved embodiment of the rail anchor of this invention in operative position in connection therewith.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 11-11 of Figure 1 with parts in elevation.

Figure 3 is a side elevation with the tie shown in section taken along the line III-III of Figure 1.

Figure 4: is a fragmentary section with parts in elevation taken along the line IVIV of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary cletail section showing the inter-engaging locking teeth on the spring member and on the wedge member.

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numeral 1 indicates a usual rail supporting tie which has a rail 2 sup- 3, 192a. Serial No. 747,516.

ported thereon in the usual manner, the flange of said rail being designated by the reference numeral. 3. The spring member which forms a part of the rail anchor of this invention engages under the flange 3 of the rail 2 and is preferably bent upwardly as shown at a to springingly engage the under side of said rail. Said spring member is provided with a hook portion 5 at one end, which-engages over one edge of the flange 3 as clearlyshown in Figures 1 and 2 and the other end of said spring member is provided with a similarly formed hook portion 6 which is provided on its inner face with corrugations or rounded teeth 7 for apurpose to be described hereinafter.

VVed 'ingly engaged between said hook member 6 and that flange of the rail opposite the hook member 5, is a web 8, of a flanged member 9, the lower flange of which is provided with corrugations or rounded teeth 10 that are adapted to coact with. and lockingly engage the rounded teeth 7 on the inner face of the hook portion 6 of the spring member (Fi ures 4: and 5). its will be noted from Figures 2 and 4, the web 8 of the flange member 9 is tapered or wedge-shaped and integrally formed at one end of said flange member is a tie engaging plate 11, which is pref: erably of somewhat greater width than the flange member, and which extends down wardly substantially at right angles thereto in order to abut the side of the tie 1. A reinforcing web or member 12 is preferably provided as an integral part of the flange member 9 and the tie engaging member 11, as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3.

In applying the rail anchor of this invention it is only necessary to place the flange member 9 in position on one flange of the rail preferably the inner flange thereof,'with the tie engaging member 11 abutting the side of an adjacent tie as shown. The hook portion 5 of the spring member may then be engaged over the outside edge of the lower flange of the rail 2 and the hook portion 6 is engaged with the flange member 9 with the rounded teeth 7 on the inner face of said hook member engaged with the rounded teeth 10 on said lower flange. The spring member is then driven toward the tie with any suitable tool thus causing a locking wedging engagement be tween said spring member and the flange member 9 and since said flange member 9 is provided with the tieabutting portion 11, relative creeping movement between the tie and rail. is eflectivel-y prevented by the application of my improved rail anchor in the manner mentioned. In order to remove this rail anchor, as may be desirable iir cases where the rail is to be replaced, a reversal of the previous operation need only be eftected-that is the spring member may be drivenaway from the tie to release the l ocking wedging engagement between the same and the flange member 9;

By the use of the rail anchor of this invention it is" possible to securely anchor the rail toprevent relative creeping movement of the rail and tie and at the same time there is no danger of breakage of the rail flznge in case acar should become accidentally derailed, as in the case when ordinar Y type rail anchors are used. It should also be noted that no undue stress is placed on the spring member when the anchor is removed for replacement of the rail so that this anchor may be reused many times.

It will be apparentthatthe construction of the rail anchor of this invention is simpleand inexpensive and the ease of application thereto to a rail road bed is obvious.

I am aare that numerous details of construction may be varied without departing from theprinciples of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon, otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A rail anchor comprising a spring member adapted to be engaged over one edge of arail flange and springingly engaging the bottom of the rail, a tie engaging member having a vertical web and upper and lower flanges wedgingly engaged between said spring member and the other edge of the rail flange, and inter-engaging locking teeth on said spring member and on the lower flange of said tie engaging member.

2. A rail anchor, comprising a spring member terminating at each end in a hook portion, one of said hook portions being adapted to engage over one edge of a rail flange, a tie engaging member having avertical web and upper and lower flanges, said web-being adapted to be wedgi-ngly engaged between said spring member and the other edge of said rail flange, the other hook portion of said spring member being adapted to engage the lower flange of said tie engaging member, and interlocking teeth formed on the engaging surfaces of said lower flange and said hook portion.

3.1L rail anchor, comprising a spring member having an upwardly convex mid- (lle portion adapted to engage the bottom of the rail and terminating at eachend in a hook portion, one of said hook portlons eing adapted to engage over one edge of a rail flange, a tie engaging member having a vertical web and upper and lower flanges, said flanges being adapted to engage the upper and lower faces of the other edge of said rail flange and said web being adapted to be wedgingly engaged between said spring member and the other edge of said rail flange, the other hook portion of said spring member being adapted to engage the lower flange of said tie engaging member.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

FREDERICK HACKM'ANN. 

